Opposition in Kenya Demands Constitution Review

Kenya’s opposition coalition, Azimio, has called for a review of the country’s 13-year-old constitution as part of the proposed dialogue with the government to put an end to the protests that have been taking place in the country.

The demand was made known in a statement by opposition leader Raila Odinga after a meeting with Azimio’s parliamentary group.

The opposition has cited Kenya’s “winner-take-all culture” and seeks to remove the last vestiges of an imperial presidency.

President William Ruto has called for parliamentary dialogue on the formation of a new electoral commission, but Odinga has also demanded an external dialogue similar to the 2008 National Accord, which led to a coalition government with President Mwai Kibaki, in which Odinga was made Prime Minister.

At least three people have died, and businesses have been destroyed and private property vandalized in the protests, with some government leaders accusing Odinga of attempting to sneak back into the government.

Odinga has insisted that he seeks an honest conversation about electoral justice and vowed to return to the streets if the talks fail to bear fruit.

 
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